Humanities and Social Sciences Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Nov. 17, 2024
Human
settlements
suitability
(HEI)
is
the
foundation
of
urban
development
and
critical
for
achieving
sustainable
United
Nations'
goals.
Existing
studies
on
HEI
have
paid
little
attention
to
characteristics
at
different
scales
climate
zones
or
spatial
differences
along
urban–rural
gradients
(URGs).
This
study
used
multisource
data
select
natural
humanistic
elements
constructed
a
framework
evaluating
31
provincial
capital
cities
in
China,
aiming
address
limitations.
The
results
showed
that:
(1)
China
ranged
from
0
51.54,
showing
an
overall
increasing
trend
northwest
southeast,
coastal
was
considerably
higher
than
that
inland
cities.
(2)
built-up
areas
conformed
gradually
with
expansion
scales,
obvious
average
zones,
shown
as
follows:
tropical
monsoon
>
subtropical
temperate
plateau
mountain
continental.
(3)
When
distance
city
centre
increased,
decreasing
HEI,
albeit
varying
degrees
decrease.
Further,
discrepancies
URGs
were
closely
related
zones.
Scientific
objective
evaluation
prerequisite
optimising
patterns
national
planning.
Based
multidimensional
perspectives
URGs,
breadth
research
has
been
enriched,
which
strategic
significance
governing
planning
augmenting
competitiveness.
Sustainability,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
16(24), P. 11250 - 11250
Published: Dec. 22, 2024
Environmental
quality
is
a
global
concern,
especially
in
Gulf
Cooperation
Council
(GCC)
countries
where
abundant
mineral
resources,
economic
growth,
and
globalization
have
strained
the
environment
through
urbanization
resource
exploitation.
This
study
examines
impact
of
(GLOL),
(URBN),
natural
extraction
(NRER),
institutional
(INSQ),
foreign
direct
investment
(FDI)
on
environmental
GCC
from
1999
to
2021.
Cross-sectional
dependence
(CSD)
was
assessed
using
Lagrange
Multiplier
(LM)
cross-dependence
(CD)
techniques,
stationarity
confirmed
with
Levin–Lin–Chu
test.
The
Augmented
Dickey–Fuller
(ADF)
co-integration
test
verified
long-term
relationships,
Pooled
Mean
Group
Autoregressive
Distributed
Lag
(PMG-ARDL)
methodology
short-
effects.
Our
findings
show
that
FDI,
GLOL,
INSQ
negative
impacts
quality,
while
NRER
URBN
are
beneficial.
In
short
term,
FDI
improve
green
URBN,
detrimental
Policy
recommendations
include
discouraging
non-renewable
projects,
promoting
sustainable
addressing
income
inequality
investing
urban
development
reduce
ecological
footprints
(ECFTs)
enhance
countries.
Climate Policy,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 18
Published: Oct. 17, 2024
Transregional
energy
transmission
can
help
balance
resource
allocation
and
serve
long-term
regional
interests.
The
West–East
Gas
Pipeline
Project
(WEGPP),
which
is
the
longest
natural
gas
pipeline
in
China,
aims
to
address
serious
imbalance
between
supply
demand
China's
eastern
western
regions.
Few
studies
have
considered
WEGPP's
effect
on
carbon
emissions
terms
of
transmission.
Using
data
for
prefecture-level
cities
from
2000
2019,
we
consider
WEGPP
as
a
quasi-natural
experiment
adopt
staggered
difference-in-differences
model
investigate
causal
emissions.
We
find
that
reduce
emissions;
various
robustness
tests
confirm
reliability
results.
However,
emission-reduction
heterogeneous
owing
factors
such
operation
batch,
location,
administrative
level,
population
size,
endowment,
industrial
whether
city
belongs
an
old
base.
also
reveal
three
important
channels
effect:
environmental
concern
government,
agglomeration,
green
technological
innovation.
This
study
provides
reference
assessing
feasibility
effectiveness
context
emission
reduction.
Humanities and Social Sciences Communications,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11(1)
Published: Nov. 17, 2024
Human
settlements
suitability
(HEI)
is
the
foundation
of
urban
development
and
critical
for
achieving
sustainable
United
Nations'
goals.
Existing
studies
on
HEI
have
paid
little
attention
to
characteristics
at
different
scales
climate
zones
or
spatial
differences
along
urban–rural
gradients
(URGs).
This
study
used
multisource
data
select
natural
humanistic
elements
constructed
a
framework
evaluating
31
provincial
capital
cities
in
China,
aiming
address
limitations.
The
results
showed
that:
(1)
China
ranged
from
0
51.54,
showing
an
overall
increasing
trend
northwest
southeast,
coastal
was
considerably
higher
than
that
inland
cities.
(2)
built-up
areas
conformed
gradually
with
expansion
scales,
obvious
average
zones,
shown
as
follows:
tropical
monsoon
>
subtropical
temperate
plateau
mountain
continental.
(3)
When
distance
city
centre
increased,
decreasing
HEI,
albeit
varying
degrees
decrease.
Further,
discrepancies
URGs
were
closely
related
zones.
Scientific
objective
evaluation
prerequisite
optimising
patterns
national
planning.
Based
multidimensional
perspectives
URGs,
breadth
research
has
been
enriched,
which
strategic
significance
governing
planning
augmenting
competitiveness.
